1011 - ما يورِثُ الشَّجاعَةَ

1011. That Which Engenders Courage

3219.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : جُبِلَتِ الشَّجاعَةُ على‏ ثلاثِ طَبائعَ ، لِكُلِّ واحِدَةٍ مِنهُنَّ فَضيلَةٌ لَيسَت لِلاُخرى‏ : السَّخاءُ بِالنَّفسِ ، والأنَفَةُ مِنَ الذُّلِّ ، وطَلبُ الذِّكرِ ، فإنْ تَكامَلَت في الشُّجاعِ كانَ البَطَلَ الذي لا يُقامُ لِسَبِيلِهِ ، والمَوسومَ بالإقدامِ في عَصرِهِ ، وإن تَفاضَلَت فيهِ بَعضُها على‏ بَعضٍ كانَت شَجاعَتُهُ في ذلكَ الذي تَفاضَلَت فيهِ أكثَرَ وأشَدَّ إقداماً .¹

3219.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Courage has been created based on three natural characteristics, each of which has an exclusive merit over the rest. They are: self-esteem, dignity [in the face of humiliation], and seeking a good reputation. If they all attain perfection in the courageous man, he is an invincible hero, distinguished for his boldness in his generation. And if some of them are perfected in him more than others, then his courage will far supercede in those particular qualities over the rest.' ²

3220.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : قَدرُالرَّجُل على‏ قَدرِ هِمَّتِهِ، وصِدقُهُ على‏ قَدرِ مُرُوَّتِهِ ، وشَجاعَتُهُ على‏ قَدرِ أنَفَتِهِ .³

3220.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A man's worth is in proportion to the extent of his ambition, his honesty is in proportion to the extent of his gallantry, and his courage is in proportion to the extent of his dignity [in the face of humiliation].' ⁴

3221.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : شَجاعَةُ الرَّجُلِ عَلى‏ قَدرِ هِمَّتِهِ ، وغَيرَتُهُ على‏ قَدرِ حَمِيَّتِهِ .⁵

3221.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A man's courage is in proportion to the extent of his ambition, and his zeal in proportion to the extent of his ardour.' ⁶

3222.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : على قَدرِ الحَمِيَّةِ تكونُ الشَّجاعَةُ .⁷

3222.Imam Ali (AS) said, '[A man's] courage is in proportion to the extent of [his] ardour [resistence against humiliation].' ⁸

213 - الشَّجاعة

213. COURAGE

1010 - فَضْلُ الشَّجاعَةِ

1010. THE VIRTUE 0F COURAGE

3215.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشَّجاعَةُ عِزٌّ حاضِرٌ .¹

3215.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Courage is might at hand.' ²

3216.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الشَّجاعةُ نُصرَةٌ حاضِرَةٌ وفَضيلَةٌ ظاهِرَةٌ .³

3216.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Courage is a ready victory and an obvious virtue.' ⁴

3217.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَو تَمَيَّزَتِ الأشياءُ لَكانَ الصِّدقُ مَع الشَّجاعَةِ ، وكانَ الجُبنُ مَع الكَذِبِ .⁵

3217.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'If qualities were to be classified, honesty would be with courage, and cowardice with dishonesty.' ⁶

3218.الإمامُ الحسنُ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عنِ الشَّجاعةِ - : مُواقَفَةُ الأقرانِ ، والصَّبرُ عِندَ الطِّعانِ .⁷

3218. Imam al-Hasan (AS) was once asked about courage, to which he replied, 'It is to know when to stand up to one's opponents, and when to be patient in the face of criticism and slander.' ⁸